permitted development

Hi I am living in a 1930s 3 bed semi with garage. I am planning a double storey side extension and a single storey rear extension. I want the rear extension to 4.5m back, have been told that this is unlikely with Croydon council who are notoriously difficult, and they will allow 4m as the view...

Hello, We are building a loft conversion and have received a certificate of lawful development based on the original plans. However we now want to change 2 of the roof windows to slightly larger windows. The opening area will still be 1.7m above the floor and they will be obscure glazed...

Hi All, I'm planning a single storey rear extension on my 1930s terraced house - 4.5m deep, full width of the house - 6m. The house is on naturally sloping land, higher at the front. At the back of the house, there is a 0.7m drop to the patio and then a 0.4m drop to the original ground level...

Hello, We are looking to re-submit a previously rejected application to our local council to convert an agriculture building to a dwelling. The building in question is timber and metal barn that has been used for the storage of hay and horses. The building was built by my grandfather and is...

Q: If my house has an existing side extension which is half the width of the original house, can i further extend my house (single storey side extension) under permitted development (PD) to a different side original wall on the opposite side of the house, i.e. can i apply the "half the width of...

Hi guys, bit of a strange one and lengthy but please stick with me. Im totally new to this but i beleive the circumstances are so unique that it isnt straight forward enough to just jump in with both feet and instead i should seek advice from far more experienced/knowledgable than I. I bought...

We're close to deciding to go for a dormer loft conversion but as our house is side on and the conversion comes up to the principal elevation were not sure if this under permitted development? One side a large dormer will span the majority of the roof and on the other side a much smaller...

Hi, Can anyone please advise me on the following or suggest who can? My architect is doing the best he can but now wondering if a legal representative is an option. I live in a (circa 1760) house in a conservation area and green belt, and I wish to extend it as follows: 1. Side extension...

hi Im new to this website. I hope someone can help me on this stressful situation... I bought a bungalow and applied PP for 2 side ext, rear ext, 3 w dormers . this application refused because size of dormers . Then i have been told to apply PP for side extensions and rear extension + raising...

Hi There, I bought a house with an adjacent parcel of land. The previous owner had planning permission approved for the land to be considered a residential garden and the driveway of the house goes through the land (an approved development). The house and the parcel of land still have separate...

I have recently employed a professional loft conversion company to carry out a basic roof light conversion (no dormer or anything). They used a private company who acted as the architect, structural engineer and building regs approved inspector. The SE calcs said a steel ridge beam was...

Dear all, We were hoping to get some advice on the following. We are the owner of a 1930s chalet style property (see attached image), we are intending to build a dormer on the side (at the first floor) to create an additional bedroom and family bath. We have been advised by the builder and...

Hi, Im looking to convert half of my detached garage into a study. I have confirmed with local Building Control and the Planning department that I do not require planning permission or building regs as it conforms with permitted development. Even so I want to build to regulations completely. Im...

Hi, Under permitted development, I believe that we can have the extended part of a single storey extension as tall as 4m in height. If we have a parapet wall similar to that shown in the following drawing then is it A or B that needs to be no higher than 4m? Thanks!

In a previous discussion, the following design was determined as being within PD: Would this design still be within PD if we flipped the new exteion around and had the eaves towards the centre of the plot like this? (We were just thinking that this option may make the rainwater system...

Hi, I was wondering if I needed to make a full planning application or if everything that we would like to do falls under Permitted Development... does anybody know? Our terraced property originally looked like this on the ground floor: We believe that some time in the past, it was extended...

I have a semi detached property in BUCKS. On appeal, PP was granted for a front dormer window. The architect said I should only apply for PP for the dormer as a rear loft conversion I also wanted to do would fall under PD. Now that I am looking for quotes, someone raised concerns about...

Hi All, I live in a conservation area and want to build a summer house in our rear garden as a little play room for the young kids. I thought I was ok on the permitted development side of things until I realised the additional rules around a 'designated area'. The one I 'think' I fall foul of...

Hi All I am looking to buy a semi-detached property which currently has a rear ground floor extension (extension also goes slightly down one side of the house) and as the roof needs re-felting etc. I would like to know/clarify whether changing this roof to a pitched roof would require Planning...

Today I received my decision notice from Lewisham planning department unfortunately I've been refused a Certificate of Lawful Development for a loft conversion as the sky light on the flat roof was protruding beyond the highest point of the original pitched roof (~10cm). This wasn't really...